Current Field Guides
Explore Your Path with CCI’s Field Guides!
Are you eager to expand your network, seeking guidance on choosing a major, or simply curious about the journey from campus to career? Look no further –
CCI’s Field Guides are for YOU!
Who Should Attend? Whether you’re set with your major or still exploring your options, these events are open to all majors and particularly beneficial for undecided students.
What to Expect: Field Guides help students think broadly about where their academic work may lead them in a professional context by giving them the information they need to think critically about what they’ll do with their liberal arts major or degree after Middlebury.
Don’t miss out – reserve your spot today!
Beyond Wall Street: A Field Guide for Students Studying Economics
Brought to you by the Center for Careers and Internships, in collaboration with the Economics department, our Field Guide welcomes alumni back for a panel to share valuable insights and experiences from their post-Middlebury careers and professional journeys.
Beyond Wall Street Field Guide Details
Join us for these events:
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Career Panel
4:30-6:15 PM
Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Hall
Friday, November 7, 2025
One-on-One Career Chats
Times vary; see below the alumni bios for timing and the link to sign up.
Location: Kitchel House (CCI)
Engage directly with participating alumni.
Economics Major Guide
For those intrigued by the prospect of majoring or minoring in Earth and Climate Sciences, discover:
- Learning goals
- Reasons to choose this major/minor
- Internship opportunities
- Potential career paths
Explore the full major guide on our website and search through Midd2Midd to connect with even more alumni.
Featured Field Guide Alumni
Bios coming soon
- Louise Brito ‘18 - Consultant at BCG
- Krisztina Pjeczka ‘15 - Director, Development, SolSystems
- Olivia Tabah ‘15 - Impact Advising Associate
Grecia De la O Abarca ‘17.5
International Security Manager, VDI | Inter-American Development Bank
Grecia is an International Security Manager for VDI at the Inter-American Development Bank. She conducts in-country security assessments and analyzes risks stemming from socio-political instability, violent crime, and environmental threats that could impact the Bank’s projects and operations, while also safeguarding staff and travelers across Latin America. She currently advises Local Crisis Management Teams on security and risk management, ensuring that security policies are aligned with operational needs throughout Latin America, the Caribbean, and Japan. Her professional expertise centers on data-driven risk analysis, intelligence research, and emergency preparedness, supporting investors and institutions in navigating the complexities of the Latin American operational environment. She brings extensive experience across the United States and Latin America through her work and volunteer engagements with international organizations, the private sector, nonprofits, and academia. Grecia has contributed to the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda as both a speaker and facilitator, including sessions at the United Nations. She is a member of the DC Analyst Round Table and currently serves as Vice President of the United World Colleges DC Alumni Chapter. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Middlebury College and a Master’s in International Policy and Development from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS).
Denizhan Duran ‘11
Senior Economist, The World Bank
Denizhan is a Senior Health Economist with the Latin America and the Caribbean Region at the World Bank. He has been leading projects, analytics, and country engagement focusing on health system and financing reform, purchasing of health services, quality of care for non-communicable diseases, governance of health systems, emergency responses to health shocks, and strengthening human capital. Prior to joining the World Bank, Denizhan worked at the World Health Organization, Clinton Health Access Initiative, and Center for Global Development, focusing on aid effectiveness, health insurance, governance, and quality of care. He also conducted and published academic research, including with the Lancet Commission on High Quality Health Systems. Originally from Turkey, Denizhan holds a Doctor of Public Health degree in Health Systems from Harvard University, where his dissertation focused on the links between health financing and quality of care, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Political Science from Middlebury College.
Elizabeth ‘Lizzie’ Friesen ‘20
Graduate Student at Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
Elizabeth is from Bellingham, Washington. She majored in economics and minored political science at Middlebury. In 2021, Elizabeth moved to Haiti to coordinate a research project on social networks and small‐scale corruption in the Haitian Ministries, a collaboration between the University of Chicago and the Inter-American Development Bank. She later became a Reporting Officer within the United Nations’ Political Mission in Haiti, where she managed, analyzed, and published data on gang‐related human rights abuses. She is currently in her second and final year of a Masters in Public Affairs at Princeton’s School for Public and International Affairs. The summer after her first year at Princeton, Elizabeth interned at World Bank’s Independent Evaluation Group in Washington, D.C. and worked as a consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank’s Institutional Capacity of the State (ICS) division. Elizabeth’s aims to continue working at the intersection of operations an analysis, focusing public administration reform, anticorruption, and strengthening the social contract in fragile and conflict-affected states.